Full length photograph of G. P. Cather in his Army uniform standing outdoors beside his wife, Myrtle Bartlett Cather. G. P. was first cousin to Willa Cather and prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel "One of Ours". Myrtle was the...

Studio portrait of G. P. Cather as a young boy. A first cousin of Willa Cather, he was the son of George Perry and Frances (Franc) Amanda Smith Cather. G. P. Cather was the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel, "One of Ours".

Full length studio portrait of G. P. Cather wearing a turtleneck and knee length athletic pants. The photograph was taken while he was a student at Grand Island Baptist College. A first cousin to Willa Cather and son of George P. and Frances...

Studio portrait of G. P. Cather (on left) and an unidentified teammate at Grand Island Baptist College. The son of George P. and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather and first cousin to Willa Cather, G. P. Cather was the prototype for Claude Wheeler in...

Studio portrait of G. P. Cather, son of George P. and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather, as an adolescent. A first cousin to Willa Cather, G. P. Cather was the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel, "One of Ours".

Studio portrait of G. P. Cather, son of George P. and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather, as a boy. A first cousin to Willa Cather, he was the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel, "One of Ours".

Studio portrait of G. P. Cather at Grand Island Baptist College. The son of George P. and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather and first cousin to Willa Cather, G. P. Cather is the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel, "One of Ours".

Studio portrait of G. P. Cather, son of George P. and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather and first cousin to Willa Cather. G. P. Cather is the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel, "One of Ours".

Group portrait showing G. P. Cather as a member of the "Class of 1905". G. P. is in the back row on the right. A first cousin to Willa Cather, he was the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel, "One of Ours".

Willa Cather stands on the balcony of the La Fonda Hotel with a background view down San Francisco Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico, toward the Cathedral of St. Francis. The cathedral was built by Archbishop Lamy, prototype for Cather's Father...

Willa Cather stands on the balcony of the La Fonda Hotel with a background view down San Francisco Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico, toward the Cathedral of St. Francis. The cathedral was built by Archbishop Lamy, prototype for Cather's Father...